Chapter 15: Azazel's Gift

A few minutes later.

After cleaning off the lingering scent of a mature woman from himself, Lucien officially set out.

He wasn't making an excuse—he truly had something to do.

Just moments ago, during breakfast, he had received a system notification.

[Ding!~]

[Congratulations, Host, for triggering a sign-in event!]

[Sign-in Level: Purple.]

[Sign-in Type: Event Sign-in.]

[Sign-in Event: Capturing the Holy Maiden.]

[Requirement: Convert Asia, whom you have been monitoring, into your subordinate.]

After leaving the house, Lucien took out his phone and dialed a number.

Due to his limited magical power in the past and to avoid unnecessary scrutiny from the Underworld, he had always used technological means to communicate with the Fallen Angels in Kuoh Town.

"Lord Lucien, do you have any orders?" A tsundere voice came through the phone.

The one answering was a Fallen Angel named Mittelt.

Mittelt's appearance matched her voice perfectly—a petite, golden-haired, white-stocking-clad Lolita with a habit of cosplaying.

"Mittelt, Asia will soon become my subordinate. Let Raynare know that she has left Kuoh Town."

"Eh? A subordinate? Does that mean you've obtained the Evil Pieces, Lord Lucien?!"

"Yes, I have acquired them."

"Congratulations! I look forward to you rising to power and leading us to greater heights!" Mittelt cheered excitedly.

"And thank you for your efforts these past few days. By the way, have this month's artifacts arrived? Now that my abilities have strengthened significantly, I can advance even more powerful artifacts."

Lucien deliberately revealed that his refinement abilities had improved.

"Huh?! Really?!" Mittelt was overwhelmed with joy.

This meant she was on the fast track to promotion and a raise!

"Of course. Remember to maintain our relationship with that old client—keeping connections is an important skill, understood?"

"Yes! Understood! Lord Lucien! I swear I'll complete this mission flawlessly!" Mittelt stood at attention, vowing her loyalty.

"By the way, how much stronger have your abilities become, Lord Lucien?" she asked curiously.

"About… more than a hundred times stronger than before."

"Good, good, good! I understand! Lord Lucien, I will do my best to bring you more clients!"

Receiving the response she wanted, Mittelt wholeheartedly pledged her devotion.

"Beep, beep, beep~~~"

After discussing further details, Lucien hung up.

Mittelt put down her phone and glanced at the communication formation beside her.

"Lord Azazel, that's what Lord Lucien said. His purification speed has increased by over a hundred times, and he wants me to send some more advanced artifacts over."

A deep male voice echoed from the formation a few seconds later.

"If he can enhance those artifacts, then send as many as he wants."

Azazel was well aware that Lucien's words implied he already knew someone was backing Mittelt.

There was only one veil left between them.

After all, with Mittelt's capabilities, there was no way she could acquire so many artifact users.

Only he, the Governor-General of the Fallen Angels, Azazel, could mobilize such resources in such a short time.

Azazel—the leader of the Fallen Angels, a man who had fallen for the pleasures of a woman's bosom.

He was like a middle-aged fishing enthusiast—when he became obsessed with something, he devoted all his energy to it.

Once, he was addicted to pursuing women.

Now, he was obsessed with researching the artifacts left by the God of the Bible.

One day, Azazel received an artifact that had undergone an anomalous evolution. It made him ecstatic.

He thoroughly studied the artifact and rewarded the Fallen Angel who had provided it.

But soon, he noticed that more and more artifacts with similar enhancements started to appear.

Though they were submitted by different Fallen Angels, each artifact had evolved beyond its original limits.

Following the trail, Azazel traced the source of these artifacts back to the Fallen Angels stationed in Kuoh Town.

According to the Fallen Angels there, every single one of these artifacts came from one person—Lucien Leviathan.

Because Lucien was an inheritor of the Leviathan bloodline, Azazel refrained from directly seizing him. Instead, he had been secretly conducting business with Lucien all this time.

Azazel was ecstatic. His long-term investment was finally paying off!

Everyone else could grow stronger through training, so why couldn't Lucien's refinement abilities improve as well?

Previously, Lucien could only enhance one artifact per month—far too slow for Azazel's research needs.

Now, hearing that Lucien's abilities had increased more than a hundredfold, Azazel nearly jumped out of his chair in excitement.

"But… that kid has already obtained the Evil Pieces, huh~"

"To show my sincerity as an old client, shouldn't I send him a powerful subordinate?" Azazel mused.

"Mittelt, what do you think?"

"Huh?!"

"Governor-General?! I don't want to become Lord Lucien's subordinate! I want to stay with the Fallen Angels!" Mittelt teared up instantly.

The idea of leaving the organization and becoming a Devil's subordinate was terrifying.

"Mittelt, you should be aware that you have no real value."

"The only reason you're in direct contact with me is because of Lucien," Azazel calmly reminded her.

"I…" Mittelt instantly deflated.

She was right—she was just a low-ranking Fallen Angel. What right did she have to defy the Governor-General?

Even if Azazel didn't pressure her, the other Fallen Angels would target her just to curry favor.

"Let's do this, Mittelt."

"If you agree to go, I'll give you a powerful Dragon King-class artifact."

"If you refuse, then you'll spend the rest of your life in Kuoh Town handling communications for Lucien."

"Well? Do you agree now?"

"I agree! I'm willing to become Lord Lucien's subordinate!"

Mittelt… was a Lolita who knew when to bend and when to stand tall.

Meanwhile.

Lucien hung up the phone.

"For some reason, I have a feeling Azazel is about to send me a hundred artifacts at once."

Lucien was fully aware that he was dealing with Azazel.

And the reason was simple—Azazel was way too obvious.

The guy even sent back the artifacts Lucien had purified and asked for them to be purified again—with detailed enhancement requests!

Not to mention… he had done it more than once!

With such blatant hints, even if Lucien wanted to feign ignorance, he couldn't.

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